■ farm and garden june
Best days according to Moon phases.
Best planting days Above ground crops . . .
Root crops . . . . . . . . . . . . Seed beds . . . . . . . . . . . . Kill plant pests . . . . . . . . .
Best fishing days Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10-11, 16-20
1-2, 6-7, 23-25, 28-30 10-22, 19-20 3-5
Folksy Tips, Hints & Wisdom
Vinegar: friend or foe? Great natural weed killer deserves respect
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1-2, 11, 20, 26, 28-29 10, 19, 23-25, 27 14-15, 21-22
3-9, 12-13, 16-18
Best days to do other stuff Begin diet to gain weight . . . . . . . . . . . .
Begin diet to lose weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breed animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Make sauerkraut, can, or pickle . . . . . . . Cut hair to discourage growth . . . . . . . . Cut hair to encourage growth . . . . . . . . Cut hay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Destroy pests and weeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graft or pollinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvest above ground vegetables . . . . Harvest below ground vegetables . . . . Go to the dentist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plant above ground vegetables . . . . . . . Plant below ground vegetables . . . . . . . Prune to discourage growth . . . . . . . . . . Prune to encourage growth . . . . . . . . . . Quit smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set posts or pour concrete . . . . . . . . . . . Start projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wean animals and children . . . . . . . . . . .
15, 19 5, 28
23-24
1, 27-28 1, 27-28
5-6, 27-28 17-18
2-3, 29-30 2-3, 29-30 21-22 9-11
14-16
1, 27-28 14-16 19-20
1, 27-28 2-3, 30 12-13 5, 28
23-24 9-10 5, 28
—from the Old Farmer’s Almanac
earch the Internet for natural
weed killers and you’ll find vinegar recipes sprouting everywhere.. This common household product can be used for everything from making
pickles to cleaning
windows and more. It’s a terrific natural product that is derived from grain, apples or grapes and distilled through fermentation.
Vinegars contain acetic acid, which is where that cleaning⁄killing power comes from. Most store-bought vinegars are typically labeled at 5% acidity Acetic acid, from any source, will kill most vegetation because it draws all the moisture out of the leaf.
For weed killing, vinegar is fast acting. Spray it on full strength in the sun and watch the plant wither in a few hours for weaker weeds; the next day for tougher varieties. Gardeners who use vinegar to kill weeds claim it works great, but there are things you should know before dousing pesky weeds with reckless abandon.
First, vinegar is non-selective, meaning it will kill everything from your prized dahlias to chickweed. Don’t use it unless you can carefully control where it’s going to land.
One popular recipe calls for one gallon of vinegar mixed with one ounce of dishwashing liquid. Gardeners swear by this blend to kill most every weed except crabgrass and Bermuda, which may require nuclear weapons.
Vinegar won’t move through the plant to kill the root, however, the root may die anyway, depending on the variety of weed, and how mature it is. Young weeds may not have sufficient reserves to put out new growth. Older weeds that grow back will be weaker, and most should die with a repeat application.
Some gardeners make a stronger weed killer by purchasing vinegar with 20 to 20 percent acid concentration. This works well on tougher weeds, but handle with care. The high acid content means it has more killing power. Wear gloves and watch where you spray it.
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